I Invented the Modern Age: The Rise of Henry Ford and the Most Important Car Ever Made
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (765 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00CTPBNQO |
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| Number of Pages | : | 116 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Growing up as a Michigan farm boy with a bone-deep loathing of farming, Ford intuitively saw the advantages of internal combustion. But then he soured, and the benevolent side of his character went into an ever-deepening eclipse, even as the America he had remade evolved beyond all imagining into a global power capable of producing on a vast scale not only cars, but airplanes, ships, machinery, and an infinity of household devices. Every century or so, our republic has been remade by a new technology: 170 years ago the railroad changed Americans' c
This is far more than a book about a man and a car This wonderful book pulls Henry Ford into the present by presenting us with his deep revealing shadow. Richard Snow has chosen to create a picture of Ford that starts in his early life and leads ineluctably to the development of the Model T, which Snow describes convincingly as having invented the modern age. This isn't a new idea of course but what this book does is not only evoke a vivid picture of genius at its peak but it provides the essence of what we ga. Enjoyable Read timothy sho donahue If you like history,the automobile and manufacturing you will enjoy this book.It is a great history about the Path Henry took to invent a car, build it and get it into mass production.He made mistakes along the way and also took some big risks on big ideas. The part I found most interesting is that his son was actually better qualified to run the business but never allowed to spread his wings. Henry was not the best father and in many respects, not a good man . Interesting Perspective on a Complicated Man Quite a good read -- a good somewhat anecdotal history of the early days of Ford failures and successes. Tells of Ford's partners and investors traditionally not well known. For instance, there is a James Couzens' expressway in Detroit. I never knew he was Ford's bookkeeper, operations manager and general tight fisted financial guy in the early days. Ford threw overboard many of the executives who helped him build the company. Interesting how the Dodge brother